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exboyfil

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18. I agree that Faster Than Light is most likely impossible
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 09:16 PM
Dec 2020

Still with sublight you could colonize the galaxy in under 100 million years which is a blink of an eye in even terrestrial geological time.

Of course by the time you are done there will be aliens if there wasn't before because humanity as a species will have split.

My teenage son has been talking about this too. MontanaMama Dec 2020 #1
Why would the existence of aliens disturb him? Renew Deal Dec 2020 #2
Not disturb him but accepting the claims of an individual exboyfil Dec 2020 #3
That of course, means you are an atheist right? Ferrets are Cool Dec 2020 #4
I am a Christian because of my family exboyfil Dec 2020 #7
And all I have to say about that is Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #29
Your advice about extraordinary evidence is good. Renew Deal Dec 2020 #15
Ask US Air Force pilots off the record the stuff they have seen. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #5
That is the key - Off the record exboyfil Dec 2020 #9
Some of the retired guys have gone on record. Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #10
I'd be interested in checking out this YouTuber. Chiyo-chichi Jan 2021 #31
See the link exboyfil Jan 2021 #32
Interesting. Thanks! Chiyo-chichi Jan 2021 #33
If Trump is going to babble endlessly, why can't he blab something interesting? nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #6
That might be one of the biggest indications of no broader conspiracy exboyfil Dec 2020 #11
If there were aliens, I would think CIA/Pentagon would keep it away from Trump? nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #13
Are you suggesting that aliens are real and... ret5hd Dec 2020 #12
Even aliens know GIGO. (garbage in, garbage out). Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #20
Although I agree with Carl Sagan... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #8
Terrestrial UFO Theory StClone Dec 2020 #24
I have also read "Passport to Magonia"... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #26
I really don't want to be correct. StClone Dec 2020 #28
That might not work, because... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #14
Good analysis SCantiGOP Dec 2020 #21
That's also true... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #23
Unless Einstein is completely wrong SCantiGOP Dec 2020 #16
I agree that Faster Than Light is most likely impossible exboyfil Dec 2020 #18
I don't disagree SCantiGOP Dec 2020 #22
Still trying to determine... mbusby Dec 2020 #17
Why not? AmyStrange Dec 2020 #19
Because it's fun!!! ret5hd Dec 2020 #25
Heh heh heh... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #27
the ALIENS need to help us get rid of COVID 19 trueblue2007 Jan 2021 #30
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